What I did when the internet was out

If you are reading this, you will know my internet is back on. You know how it is, the everyday struggle. We come to an obstacle and meet it with force. We want things to be another way. I spent two hours on the telephone last Friday, trying to sort a problem with our stereo which works off the wireless network in our home. (You get the short version of this.) That led me to a problem with the router that provides the wireless network. The router needed its software updated. We selected ‘yes’. It seems the update ‘broke its spirit’… and by that I mean, it broke. Though the router is only 9 months old, it was done with life as we know it. If I have learned nothing, I have learned with IT problems ‘this too shall pass’. Of course it happened on a Friday, after the express post service cut-off deadline. And so I waited four days, to receive the warranty replacement. I had to pay for express freight, even though we live outside the overnight zone. What did I do with myself in the early morning, when I would normally read email and blog posts?

I did a thing I have been meaning to do for years.

I watched and photographed an entire sunrise while Celtic Woman sang in my ears…

Mercury is retrograde, unsurprisingly. But the are silver linings if you look for them. In this case, the linings are even more beautifully hued that precious metal.
It sounds like a sublime experience, more than enough I hope to ease the stress of uncooperative IT equipment.
I need to get out and about more in the mornings before work myself. To facilitate it, I will download a copy of The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun, by Celtic Woman, as I know a place that despite the steep hill is a lovely place to greet the day.

Beautiful photos and beautiful songs – I love the sunrise and feel so very happy that I could share yours today. The best thing about winter (well one of the best things about winter in the Northern hemisphere) is that the sunrise is late, so even a sleepy head like me gets to see it most mornings in January. I am glad you are back online, as I have missed you xx